Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Dwarf round ray

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Urotrygon nana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dwarf round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Blarinella	Urotrygon
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Urotrygon nana

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Dwarf round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dwarf round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf round ray

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

The Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.